White campion is a charming garden addition, and while not as showy as its pink cousin, its white to blush pink flowers offer a gentle respite in the hot summer garden. Leaves form a basal rosette of soft, slightly hairy grey-green to silver foliage. Then stems begin to emerge, forming tall spires that become populated with white to blush pink flowers from late spring to early summer. It has a self sowing habit, and so may come up in cracks and gaps in walks and along paths. Grows about 24 to 30 inches tall, though the basal foliage remains about 8 or so inches.
Grow in well drained soil in full sun. A short lived perennial, it will freely self-seed and plant itself in interesting places, but it is never pushy or overwhelming. Don't deadhead, as the flower stem emerges upward from the base of the previous flower, moving up the stem. Tolerates dry, poor soils.